GNU's {{Codeline|cp -p}} does preserve mode, ownership, and timestamps. It also provides the {{codeline|-a}} option which preserves even more. I can only assume the article is talking about an older GNU cp or a cp from some other UNIX environment.

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GNU's {{ic|cp -p}} does preserve mode, ownership, and timestamps. It also provides the {{ic|-a}} option which preserves even more. I can only assume the article is talking about an older GNU cp or a cp from some other UNIX environment.

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I don't know that there are any Arch users who are using something other than a recent GNU cp from {{Package Official|coreutils}}. I don't see how this is relevant to Arch Linux (or any other modern GNU/Linux distribution). [[User:James Eder|James Eder]] 16:54, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

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I don't know that there are any Arch users who are using something other than a recent GNU cp from {{Pkg|coreutils}}. I don't see how this is relevant to Arch Linux (or any other modern GNU/Linux distribution). [[User:James Eder|James Eder]] 16:54, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

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Is "As a cp alternative" necessary?

GNU's cp -p does preserve mode, ownership, and timestamps. It also provides the -a option which preserves even more. I can only assume the article is talking about an older GNU cp or a cp from some other UNIX environment.

I don't know that there are any Arch users who are using something other than a recent GNU cp from coreutils. I don't see how this is relevant to Arch Linux (or any other modern GNU/Linux distribution). James Eder 16:54, 30 July 2011 (EDT)